Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Is Cancelling A Hong Kong Visa Application Possible And, If So, How Do You Go About Doing It?

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

It happens occasionally that cancelling a Hong Kong visa application might become a necessary course of action. This post helps you undrstand the process and implications of cancelling a Hong Kong visa application. For various reasons, an application for a Hong Kong visa, whether it be for tourism, business, employment, or any other type, may have to […]

QOTW: What Do ImmD Make Of Getting Married Here When Applying For A Hong Kong Dependant Visa?

Posted in Family Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

Does a simple trip to ‘city hall’ solve all your Hong Kong dependant visa problems? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I am American. I have just accepted a role in Hong Kong. My employer is about to begin my visa paperwork to sponsor me for an employment visa. However, my girlfriend is Australian and I want […]

Can The Sponsor Of Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Hold Your Residence To Ransom?

Posted in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Many foreign nationals holding Hong Kong employment visas labour under the misapprehension that their employer somehow controls their immigration destiny by virtue of the fact that they sponsor their residence in Hong Kong. Nothing could be further from the truth! This is a common misconception amongst foreign workers, especially if they find themselves in some […]

QOTW: My Husband Wants To Leave But I Want To Stay – Can I Remain Behind On My Hong Kong Dependant Visa Indefinitely?

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So what options are available to Hong Kong dependant visa holding foreign nationals when their spouses are leaving Hong Kong and they want to stay? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I am here on a Hong Kong dependent visa with my husband. He is planning to leave his employment in Hong Kong and return to his home […]

I Will Only Be Working In Hong Kong For 6 Weeks – Should I Bother Getting An Employment Visa?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong immigration law is very clear about the need for foreign nationals to secure permission to work in Hong Kong via applying for an employment visa. If you intend to come here to take up employment, paid or unpaid, for long or short duration, for a local or an overseas employer, you need to […]

How Can A Foreign National Permanent Resident Of Hong Kong Get A HKSAR Passport?

Posted in Hadley Says…, Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The HKSAR passport is an excellent travel document affording visa free privileges to travel to and visit some 150 countries worldwide. If you are a foreign national permanent resident of Hong Kong you can consider, if you so desire, applying for a HKSAR passport, usually if your present country of origin does not offer you […]

A Detailed Business Plan For Your Hong Kong Investment Visa? – Not Really…

Posted in Investment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

I always stifle a chuckle when I read on the websites of professional service providers offering a Hong Kong visa and immigration product that there is a need for a ‘detailed business plan’ in each and every Hong Kong investment visa application. It’s simply not true. Certainly, every applicant for an investment visa needs to […]

Your Hong Kong Employment Visa – What Happens When You Lose Your Job?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

If you have an employment visa and have stopped working for your sponsoring employer, no matter what the reason, you will not have to leave Hong Kong straight away. The HKID provide you with enough time to make arrangements to find an alternate employer or, if you prefer, to lay the groundwork to start your […]

What’s The Minimum Salary For A Hong Kong Employment Visa Approval?

Posted in Employment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Understanding the Minimum Salary Requirements for a Hong Kong Employment Visa This is a vexed question for many visa applicants and their employers but there is a simple rule of thumb that needs to be adhered to. The Hong Kong Immigration Department expect that a foreigner seeking employment visa permissions to work in Hong Kong […]

What’s The Story When You Hold A Hong Kong Work Visa And Face Redundancy?

Posted in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Losing your job in Hong Kong can affect your employment visa status in the HKSAR. This brief video outlines the legal implications if you find yourself in this situation. The Hong Kong Immigration Department are highly sympathetic to foreign nationals who find themselves with an employment visa sponsored by an employer that has had to […]